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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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